Food, Wellness & Reinvention
I recently took a lunchbox-making class at Taste Buds, an NYC kid and family-focused spot that offers cooking classes and parties. For this event, the instructor focused on how to make a bento box (which literally means“meal in a box”). … Read More
I skipped Toy Fair this year because I was going through toy overload after the holiday season. (I’ve recovered though and I will be attending the Time to Play spring showcase next week.) Even though I didn’t make it, many … Read More
On Monday, I attended a “Celebration of Sandwiches” event with Chef Bobby Flay that was sponsored by Hellmann’s. During the time at La Venue, Bobby Flay demonstrated three of his original sandwich recipes (a New York Turkey Reuben with Thousand … Read More
Stationery is one of my favorite things. I could spend hours getting lost in a stationery store – exploring all of the different designs, textures and such. With technology though, I now find some of my favorite stationery sources online. … Read More
Things surely do change from generation to generation. When I think of Bazooka candy, I think of the gum with the little comic strips that I ate when I was a kid. After an event that Michael and I attended … Read More
Recently, my family went to see an advanced screening of the 20th Century Fox 3D animated Rio – The Movie that opened domestically in theaters on Friday, April 15th. It doesn’t surprise me that the movie (from the creators of … Read More
I was really excited about this month’s “Cooking With My Friends” post. My friend Mike Petti was going to help me cook a traditional Easter main dish. I was looking forward to his leg of lamb recipe! A graduate of … Read More
When I asked my friends on Facebook, what they served for Passover, brisket was the practically unanimous answer! (Chicken and turkey were also mentioned.) As such, I wanted to share a couple f their ideas for both brisket and special … Read More
This post was originally published on 12/20/09. Since I have been receiving a lot of searches on the topic and I’ll be having my taxes done this week (hold me!), I decided to repost it for newer readers. Enjoy! After … Read More
For those of us who celebrate Easter, the holiday falls late this year – on April 24th. That is good in a way, because it gives me extra time to think of some great Easter recipe ideas. I asked my … Read More